"The Letter"

Hermione-

I have a confession to make. I am not the boy you think I am. I am someone who is wearing a costume to hide my real self, my emotions. I could not show you the real me, because the real me had many secrets I needed to hide from you. This person you see, this person you know, wishes that you never would see the person underneath. Sometimes I wish that I could ripe off this costume and say the truth, but I don't have the strength to. I never had the strength to tell you what I am about to say.

I am the boy of your dreams, masquerading as your best friend.

You have always loved Harry Potter, someone I trust and care about. I used to hide my pain, but I know that if I care about you, I would let you like him. The only thing I wished for was your happiness, and if Harry makes you happy, I will let you fly to him. I thought I might never get the chance to tell you this. This is my confessional to you.

When Harry is all said and done, I hope you will finally see what you mean to me. I would have done anything for you. But right now, I have been doing stupid things. I never concentrate on anything, because my mind is always on you. I could hardly play Quidditch, my favorite sport, because I would always think about you. You are on my mind. You will always be in my heart. We have been through a lot of things; I have always been there for you as much as I can.

I never tried to be the perfect man. I never thought that you would accept my flaws. I never thought that you would take me as I am, someone who knows the real you. I never thought that you would think of me as someone more than a friend. I was always the guy you would go to for a laugh. I never was boyfriend material. I was never someone you would fall in love with.

My father once told me that there are two types of men. There are the ones you grow out of and the ones that you grow into. I hope that I am the latter. I want to be the person you grow old with, the person you have your children with. I want to be there for you every step of the way. I want to be the one holding your hand. I want to be the one who picks you up after you fall. I want to be with you for the rest of my life, forever and today. But one day, I hope one day very soon, I hope that you fly right into my arms. I am going to wait for that day. I won't be with anyone but you. I will be here because I know you are worth the wait.

I hope the following lines, which come from the song "Right In Front Of You" by Muggle singer Celine Dion, explains how I feel.

Right in front of you Right in front of me We were looking for it somehow

Somewhere we couldn't see

But the love was always there Surrounding us everywhere I had to fall to finally see

That you were right in front of me

I will always love you.

-Ron